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2023 PurpleStride walk to end pancreatic cancer kicks off at Santa Monica Pier 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:01 GMT

The PurpleStride is a nationwide walk to help raise money and awareness to end pancreatic cancer, and this year’s Santa Monica edition of the event is expected to see 2,000 attendees. The walk began at the Santa Monica Pier at 10 a.m.  Members of the community who have been impacted by pancreatic cancer say that the walk means everything to them and that it brings comfort to patients and family members. “Whatever challenge you’re going through, whether it’s cancer or the death of a loved one, there’s hope and we’re all in this together,” said Jean Trebek, the wife of late Jeopardy! host Alex Trebek, who died of pancreatic cancer.  PurpleStride 2023 at the Santa Monica Pier will last until 10 p.m. Saturday night. For more information, visit the PurpleStride website. 

Monte Vista’s Jake Haener joins Fresno State alum Derek Carr in New Orleans

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:01 GMT

Jake Haener will have a familiar face in the New Orleans Saints quarterback room.Haener, the San Ramon Valley High product by way of Fresno State, was a fourth-round selection by the New Orleans Saints Saturday in the NFL Draft, No. 124 overall. He will compete to back up Derek Carr, another former Fresno State quarterback whom Haener considers a mentor.Haener told reporters in New Orleans he has used Carr as a “sounding board” over the years and that he spoke to Carr on the phone following the selection.Carr signed a four-year contract worth a maximum of $150 million with the Saints after being released following an eight-year career with the Raiders. At the NFL Scouting Combine, Haener talked about the “elite standard” set by Carr, Davante Adams and others at Fresno State.Also selected in the fourth round was San Jose State edge rusher Viliami Fehoko, who played at St. Francis. The Dallas Cowboys took Fehoko with the 129th selection.Haener, 6-foot and 208 p...

MLB alters video of Oakland A’s home run to hide anti-John Fisher messages

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:01 GMT

The first A’s game back in Oakland since the organization announced its possible move to Las Vegas brought out many A’s fans who demanded owner John Fisher sell the team.That, apparently, is not a message MLB wants fans to see.The league appears to have altered the highlight video of Ryan Noda’s seventh inning home run to right-center on Friday night to hide messages against Fisher in the right field stands.MLB cropped the video so you can't see all the "sell the team" signs(h/t @OaklandAUK) pic.twitter.com/HzPZX63zvU— Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) April 29, 2023While the NBC Sports California broadcast showed the messages as the home run happened,  the altered video — which was still up on MLB’s website as of 10:15 a.m. on Saturday morning — zooms in so narrowly on a portion of the bleachers that didn’t have anti-Fisher messages that it actually missed the home run landing itself.Related ArticlesOakland Athletics | With Oakland A’s back in town, f...

Red Bull Dance Your Style competition returns to Oakland

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:01 GMT

(KRON) -- Oakland dancers, Intricate and CeCe, walk us through the upcoming global all-styles dance competition, Red Bull Dance Your Style. The competition will bring together 16 dancers from the Bay Area region and beyond to battle one-on-one.

Abducted child safely located, Oakland police say

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:01 GMT

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) -- A child that was reportedly abducted has been safely located, according to the Oakland Police Department.Oakland police asked for the public's help in locating the abducted child.Malakai Thomas was last seen Friday at 2 p.m. in the 1200 block of 73rd Avenue. The one-year-old Black male weighs 30 pounds and stands at two-feet, six inches, police said. He has brown hair and brown eyes. Encampment fire spreads to large warehouse in San Francisco Thomas was last seen wearing a light gray shirt with an orange dinosaur on the front and green sweatpants. According to his family, he is in good mental and physical condition. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Those who have any information regarding Thomas’ ...

Digital Security Tips to Prevent the Cops From Ruining Your Trip Abroad

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:01 GMT

Ernest Moret, a foreign rights manager for the French publishing house La Fabrique, boarded a train in Paris bound for London in early April. He was on his way to attend the London Book Fair.When Moret arrived at St. Pancras station in the United Kingdom, two plainclothes cops who apparently said they were “counter-terrorist police” proceeded to terrorize Monet. They interrogated him for six hours, asking everything from his views on pension reform to wanting him to name “anti-government” authors his company had published, according to the publisher, before proceeding to arrest him for refusing to give up the passwords to his phone and laptop. Following his arrest, Moret was released on bail, though his devices were not returned to him.The case, while certainly showcasing the United Kingdom’s terrifying anti-terror legislation, also highlights the crucial importance of taking operational security seriously when traveling — even when going on seemingly innocuous trips like a two-and-...

Minnesota woman who left newborn to die sentenced to prison

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:01 GMT

REDWING, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota woman who admitted to leaving her newborn son to die near the Mississippi River two decades ago has been sentenced to 27 years in prison.Jennifer Matter, of Belvidere Township outside Red Wing, was sentenced Friday for second-degree murder, KARE-TV reported. She pleaded guilty in January to leaving the baby on the banks of the river in 2003. She was not arrested until May 10, 2022, after DNA evidence tied her to the boy, authorities said.Prosecutors have said the DNA evidence also links Matter to a baby girl found dead by the Mississippi in 1999 but she has not been charged in that case. According to the criminal complaint, Matter said she hoped someone would find the baby boy alive after she left him. Teenagers found the child’s body on Dec. 7, 2003, in Frontenac on the shore of Lake Pepin, a body of water on the Mississippi River. Source

Rams draft Georgia QB Stetson Bennett in 4th round

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:01 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Stetson Bennett will get a chance to deliver for the Los Angeles Rams.Georgia’s two-time national championship-winning quarterback was selected by the Rams in the fourth round of the NFL draft on Saturday, uniting him with coach Sean McVay and fellow former Georgia signal-caller Matthew Stafford on the West Coast.The 25-year-old Bennett’s unlikely route from junior college to the pinnacle of collegiate success has been well documented, but the NFL worthiness of the quirky quarterback known as “The Mailman” has been hotly debated for years. The Rams clearly believe in the 5-foot-11 passer with a knack for winning and making big throws in big games, even if his measurable talents don’t match other prospects.Bennett is the first quarterback drafted by the Rams since McVay became their head coach in 2017. He will join Stafford, the Super Bowl winner who is under contract for the next four seasons.Los Angeles hadn’t drafted a quarterback since t...

DC council member wants to add $2 rideshare surcharge for some downtown trips

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:01 GMT

A D.C. council member is advocating to include a $2 surcharge on rideshare trips, hoping to encourage more people to use public transit and decrease traffic congestion.Ward 1 Councilmember Brianne Nadeau is leading the effort to get the plan included in the District’s upcoming budget. She says the plan would help revitalize downtown D.C. by prioritizing public transit while also reducing pollution and noise.That fee would be added to rides to downtown and nearby neighborhoods from 7 a.m. to noon, and then to trips out of those same areas from noon to 7 p.m., seven days a week.“This will generate about $10 million in the first year, which will only cover the overnight bus,” Nadeau said, referring to the 24-hour bus service on at least 12 of D.C.’s busiest lines that the surcharge revenue would fund.Mayor Muriel Bowser called the plan a “terrible idea,” saying it would hurt efforts to reenergize downtown D.C.“Actually charging people to come d...

Injured Embiid ‘doubtful’ for Game 1, says 76ers coach

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 11:52:01 GMT

CAMDEN. N.J. (AP) — Philadelphia 76ers coach Doc Rivers says NBA MVP finalist Joel Embiid is doubtful for Game 1 of the playoff series against the Boston Celtics with a sprained right knee.Embiid was examined by doctors this week and has yet to practice ahead of Monday’s Eastern Conference semifinals opener at Boston. The Sixers have had the longest break of any NBA team after they swept the Brooklyn Nets last Saturday. Embiid was hurt in Game 3 and missed the next game.“If I was a betting man, I would probably say doubtful for at least Game 1, but we’ll see,” Rivers said Saturday at the 76ers’ facility in New Jersey. “He has to get better. He did nothing (today). Just wasn’t able to and obviously we were hopeful for today.”The 29-year-old Embiid, from Cameroon, averaged 33.1 points this season to win his second straight scoring title. He also averaged 10.2 rebounds and tied a career high with 4.2 assists per game. He played in 66 games, the second-highest to...